Glenn Nakayama Od (Alhambra, CA 91801-1022)

• How can I know if I have lazy eyes?

  If you often get blurred vision or double vision and squint a lot either upwards, downwards, outwards, or inwards, then you probably get the lazy eyes. Sometimes your both eyes can't work together, which is also a symptom of a lazy eye.

• Can I wear prescription sunglasses over prescription contact lenses?

  You'd better not, under this situationm the prescription will be added to a strong power which is relatively higher than that of your original power, thus to lead you to more serious vision problem. But it is OK to wear prescription sunglasses over non-prescription contacts or to wear non-prescription sunglasses over prescription contacts to add UV protection, fashion element and convenience.

• What is the problem with my contact lenses?

  Maybe it is because your contact lenses are dirty and you don't wash them clean. Or some foreign substance get into your eyes and then your eyes get infected.

• Can I go swimming with my contacts in?

  You'd better not.If your contacts fall into the water,I guess there is no way to find them out.

• What is the doctor testing when he asks me to follow his finger with my eyes?

  In the eyes exam, doctors are may ask you to follow his finger in the process of Slow tracking, or ""pursuits"" in which the examiner's finger traces an imaginary "double-H", which touches upon the eight fields of gaze. These test the muscles of the eye, as well as the oblique muscles.

• Why can I buy reading glasses without a prescription?

  It is impossible for reading glasses without prescription. Reading glasses are some what magnifying glasses specialyy made for who spend a great deal of time and have problem concentrating on material close-up. Most reading glasses are made to a particular prescription,according to degree of myopia or hyperopia combined with astigmatism.

• Can I get prescription from the ophthalmologist?

  An licensed ophthalmologist are legal to write prescriptions for eye glasses and contact lenses. Ophthalmologists are also specialized in diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.

• Should I get bifocal glasses or two separate glasses?

  It is decided by your own preference. For bifocal glasses, you need time to get used to them, because they have two centers with the upper part to see the far distance, with the lower part to see the near distance. For two seperate general wear, you have to change between those two pairs, it is not so convenient.

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